Just hearing the word “Django” may bring thoughts of music or dance for some. And they would be right. “Django” is a 1954 ...

Freebie of the week: Some people keep saying jazz music is dead, but there are a lot of signs to the contrary. One hundred ...

This week it’s time for the Best Jazz Albums of 2023, or maybe more precisely, the jazz albums I enjoyed the most and played the most over the last 12 months. Counter to some of the trends in the ...

The fact that the centennials of jazz legends Miles Davis and John Coltrane fall on the same year creates both a blessing and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s been a good year for jazz, diverse in every way—styles, influences, tastes, and demographics too. I didn’t aim the list to ...

It may be coincidence, or just a reflection of my own state of mind, that this dreadful year’s list of favorite jazz albums leans toward the meditative, the balladic, the Romantic, sometimes the Zen, ...

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William Hasley, a writer who worked on TV series including “The Smurfs” and co-wrote an inspirational book with Caitlyn ...

Discover 8 essential jazz clubs in New Orleans, from Preservation Hall to Frenchmen Street favorites keeping the city's ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... After much consternation, I’ve managed to pare down a long list of fine jazz-improv recordings from 2025 to a top 10. So, apologies to Marshall Allen, The ...